Maine Maritime Museum

Seaman's Time-Book

Date: July 25, 1881
Voyage: Moro ( - a. Boston July 25, 1881)
Citation: MS-155 b1f10

Notes

None

Financial records

Mariner Rank Entry Date Entry Port Discharge Date Discharge Port Served P WPM WPR A S CA AA H SF F&F BD Notes
Dobbin, A. F. Mate July 27, 1880 Dec. 16, 1880 19 (days)
Dobbin, A. F. Cook March 18, 1881 April 15, 1881 27 (days)
Dobbin, Edward B. Seaman June 10, 1881 July 4, 1881 24 (days)
Doby, F. A. Mate July 6, 1881 July 25, 1881 Boston, MA - USA 19 (days)
Donald, Daniel M. Cook July 27, 1880 Sept. 17, 1880 20 (days)
Doyle, David Seaman Sept. 4, 1880 Sept. 17, 1880 13 (days)
Foss, Charles Mate June 9, 1881 July 4, 1881 25 (days)
Getchell, John Cook June 9, 1881 July 4, 1881 25 (days)
Hobes, Harry Cook July 9, 1881 July 25, 1881 Boston, MA - USA 16 (days)
Martin, Joseph Seaman Oct. 30, 1880 Dec. 10, 1880 1 (days) 16.00
Norton, Edwin Seaman Sept. 28, 1880 Nov. 9, 1880 11 (days)
Norton, John H. Cook Sept. 28, 1880 Oct. 24, 1880 26 (days)
Norton, John H. Cook Nov. 11, 1880 Dec. 16, 1880 5 (days)
Pickard, Richard Seaman April 20, 1881 June 5, 1881 18 (days)
Proctor, C. G. Mate March 29, 1881 May 17, 1881 18 (days)
Sawyer, Fred Mate March 18, 1881 March 29, 1881 11 (days)
Sawyer, Daniel J. Seaman March 18, 1881 April 15, 1881 27 (days)
Sawyer, Assa Cook April 20, 1881 April 30, 1881 10 (days)

Abbreviations: P – Payment, the total amount due the mariner for the voyage; WPM – Wages per month, the usual way seamen were paid; WPR – Wages per run: occasionally, mariners took a set amount for a run between two places; A – Advance, the amount the mariner received in advance of the voyage, for signing on; S – Slops, amount for goods purchased from the vessel’s store; CA – Creditor allotment, amount paid to creditors if so listed; AA – Advanced abroad, cash advances the mariner received while in foreign ports; H – Hospital money, a small monthly amount deducted to support the marine hospital service; SF – Shipping fees, paid to shipping agents for their services; F&F – Fines and forfeitures, if so listed, including prison fees; BD – Balance due, after all of the above

The information given in this database is entered here as it is on the document or documents in the Maine Maritime Museum collections. The spelling of the mariner’s name may be wrong, the arithmetic may be wrong, and some descriptions may be thoughtless or not politically correct, but they are shown as found. We have attempted to standardize the names and descriptions of vessels and the spelling of place names. We have tried to include in notes fields important information that does not fit in the standard fields.